Domrémy-la-Pucelle

Domrémy-la-Pucelle
Domrémy-la-Pucelle
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	Domrémy-la-Pucelle
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Country	France
Region	Alsace-Champagne-Ardenne-Lorraine
Department	Vosges
Arrondissement	Neufchâteau
Canton	Coussey
Intercommunality	Pays de Jeanne
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Coince
Area1	8.99 km2 (3.47 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	155
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	88154 / 88630
Elevation	268–407 m (879–1,335 ft); (avg. 270 m or 890 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Domrémy-la-Pucelle ([dɔ̃.ʁe.mi.la.py.sɛl]; literally "Domrémy [of] the maiden", in reference to Joan of Arc) is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.

The village, originally named Domrémy, is the birthplace of Joan of Arc. It has since been renamed Domrémy-la-Pucelle after Joan's nickname, la Pucelle d'Orléans ("the Maid of Orléans").

Geography

Domrémy is positioned along the upper Meuse valley to the north of Coussey. The village land includes a small wooded hill to the west of the houses, which rises to a height of 407 m, known as the Domrémy Wood. This overlooks the small adjacent settlement of Les Roises.

History

This village was exempted from taxes in 1429 by Charles VII, the French claimant to the throne. Joan of Arc had requested this, as she felt that taxes burdened her villagers. Moreover, Charles wished to do a good deed for her successful efforts in fighting the English during the Hundred Years' War. However after the French Revolution Domrémy was required to pay taxes.^{[citation needed]}